AROUND THE WORLD IN 60 MINUTES

http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b00ymjkt/Around_the_World_in_60_Minutes/#programme-info

Eliana Hajicosta

Introduction Broadcasted on BBC Four on Monday 14 March 2011. David Morrissey narrates a unique journey around

the weird and wonderful planet that we call home (earth). The documentary reveals breathtaking views from space. We hear from British-born astronaut Piers Sellers on what it's like to live and work in space.

David Morrissey is an English actor/director/producer/screen-writer and narrator.

David Morrissey produced short British films and the television dramas such as Sweet Revenge, Passer By and Don’t Worry About Me.

Morrissey’s voice is enhanced, edited and heard throughout the documentary in the non-diegetic voiceover to inform the viewers and also give a sense of atmosphere.

Cinematography

The opening shot reveals a close up of the rocket’s exhaust highlighting it’s about to take off as we see flames. The shot establishes the opening of the story and a new idea and suggests what the documentary is going to be based on.

The next shot we see is an establishing shot of the rocket about to take off. The extreme long shot emphasizes the gigantic frame of the rocket.

David Morrissey’s non-diegetic voice over is counting down from 10 which gives us a sense that the documentary is about to begin. We hear diegetic ambient sounds of the rocket as well as the voice over to emphasize the greatness and loudness of the rocket.

The colours in this close up shot of the rockets exhaust represents danger. The fire colour gives the audience the impression that the rocket is powerful.

These two extreme long shots make the rocket look small in comparison to the sky and how technology is nothing compared to the BIG earth we live in. However the blue sky contrasts with the rocket’s flames. The colour blue has connotations to calm and cool whereas orange/red has connotations of danger and aggression.

The extreme long shot establishing the scenery includes an extreme close up of the top of the rocket in the foreground which emphasizes the fact the rocket is big and what a significant trip to space this will be.

The birds eye view emphasizes how powerful the rocket is as it reaches a great height. It also makes the earth look small in comparison to space.

Interviews

Piers Sellers – British born astronaut has been interviewed to inform the viewers on facts about space and his experiences. The medium close up shot allows us to focus on him and his hand gestures. He has been positioned to the right of the camera as this gives away what his job is due to what he is wearing, the computers and space technology in the background.

Interviews

The interviews have been shot in a medium close up to allow the viewers to focus on the people who are being interviewed and what they’re saying. Interviews are essential in documentaries as they inform the audiences with factual information. The captions below tell the audience who they are and what they do, therefore they have both been positioned to the left and right of the camera frames, allowing the audiences to see what they specialise in. We hear very quiet non diegetic music which is played in the background to give a sense of the atmosphere of the documentary.

Archive Footage

Archive footage is an essential element which is used in documentaries. Archive footage is usually used to create a realism effect from certain point of views.

This is an example of archive footage from the documentary. A camera has been placed inside the rocket to show the audiences what is going on. It has been used to create a realism effect.

This is an example of archive footage from a camera which has been set up in space, showing the audiences what is going on up there.

Editing

The use of captions has been used to inform the audience about further information of what David Morrissey will be speaking about next.

SoundThe sound used in this documentary makes space feel fascinating by using high pitched, quiet keyboard sounds.

However, there is diegetic ambient sounds which create realism to the documentary. The diegetic ambient sounds are present in scenes which show the spaceship and also in archive footage.